Metal Gigs from May 2026

Featuring death to all, bowling for soup, embrace, shed seven, the kooks, james arthur, paul weller, skunk anansie and more.

Death To All perform classic death metal at Slay Glasgow, firmly anchoring this listing on the metal page.

Skunk Anansie bring nu metal elements into their alternative rock support slot for Garbage.

Skunk Anansie’s nu metal edge adds a heavier twist to Garbage’s alternative rock across these June 2026 UK shows.

Holy Priest’s hard and industrial techno adds a heavy edge that will appeal to metal-inclined listeners.

Rocketsmith, Blind Alice and Different State deliver a metal-edged rock bill at The Fulford Arms in York.

This Limelight 1 Belfast date features Knocked Loose channelling metalcore alongside their hardcore punk roots.

Skunk Anansie bring nu metal edges to support slots with Alanis Morissette across these summer dates.

Skunk Anansie add nu metal and hard rock weight under Alanis Morissette at Virgin Media Park.

Acid Bath deliver alternative, sludge and southern metal live at O2 Ritz Manchester.

Metal edges surface through Skunk Anansie’s nu metal and hard rock slot under Alanis Morissette at Powderham Castle.

Extreme’s alternative metal joins Def Leppard’s rock set at Ormeau Park in June 2026.

Vainstream 2026 at Am Hawerkamp leans heavy, with Architects, Spiritbox, Distant and Throwdown among the metal and metalcore names.